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- Summary: The second full-length release (and the first recorded with a full band and studio production) for the indie rock band led by Will Toledo was produced by Steve Fisk.
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- Record Label: Matador
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock
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Top Track
The Ballad of the Costa Concordia | |
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I used to like the morning I'd survived another night I'd walk to breakfast through the garden See the flowers stretching in the sunlight Now I wake... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 22 out of 24
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Mixed: 2 out of 24
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Negative: 0 out of 24
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Aug 11, 2016It's a rare occasion of art transcending influence, with Toledo sounding like he's coming apart while doing it.
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May 24, 2016Indie rock may not be dying, but it’ll be hard for people to make it sound as alive as Toledo does on Teens of Denial. This is the sort of record where you wish like hell you could hear it again for the first time and that’ll keep rewarding return visits for years to come.
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May 20, 2016More important than this deft lyrical touch, though, is his ability to display it within a musically engaging song. Unlike some indie-rock songwriters, Toledo's lyrics don't just sit on the page. The choruses don't arrive at the expected moments or follow traditional shapes, but they hit hard nonetheless.
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May 18, 2016Despite clocking in at a whopping 70 minutes, Car Seat Headrest pack enough hooks in to avoid lagging, thanks to Toledo's practice with his lengthy yet phenomenal earlier albums Twin Fantasy and How to Leave Town.
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UncutMay 24, 2016His latest fizzes with energy and smarts, and sees him letting his imagination off the leash to irresistible effect. [Jul 2016, p.70]
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May 19, 2016Toledo’s first full band record, his first record with a producer, with a sound that is ragged but clean, emotionally raw but cleverly structured. It’s a record that engages heart and mind and viscera all at once, and if some of the songs go on longer than pop usually does, it’s because they have more to say.
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May 26, 2016With brevity missing from Toledo’s musical toolkit (see the blame-deflecting “The Ballad of the Costa Concordia” and its 11:32 run time), the pain is exacerbated by songs that are simply too long to be memorable; what few hooks exist on Teens of Denial are quickly forgotten.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 20 out of 20
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Mixed: 0 out of 20
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Negative: 0 out of 20
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